After wins for Kyrgyzstan and South Korea kicked things off, Asia went 3-0 to start the card when China got on the board courtesy of Yizha. The Road to UFC winner was making his second Octagon appearance after losing to Gabriel Santos in his debut last September.

Charles Johnson proved once again that you can never count him out of a fight. Johnson, who was likely about to be down two rounds in his flyweight preliminary bout of UFC Shanghai against Lone’er Kavanagh on Saturday,

But less than 24 hours before the card gets underway, the UFC have been forced to make a major change to the co-main event after fans expressed concern for one of the fighters after seeing videos of him online.

UFC Shanghai’s undercard also wasn’t short on strong displays, none more so than Charles Johnson’s come-from-behind finish against the highly touted Lone’er Kavanagh to earn a Performance of the Night bonus worth $50,000. And more than just advancing his career goals at 125 pounds, Saturday’s result was crucial for reasons away from the Octagon.

Taiyilake Nueraji delivered an emphatic finish in his octagon debut but only after he blasted Kiefer Crosbie with an illegal knee at UFC Shanghai. While it was a lopsided fight from start to finish, Nueraji ends up with an asterisk next to his win after he was dominating Crosbie on the ground but during a